Zacharias Hope grew up in Washington State and moved to Arizona to attend law school, and to begin his legal career. He focuses his practice in the areas of family law and personal injury.
Prior to joining AWD LAW, Zach attended Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. While attending law school, he interned with Idaho’s Public Defense Commission. During this time, he assisted the PDC in drafting rules to govern the practice of law by public defenders throughout the State of Idaho. During his last year of law school, Zach was a law clerk at a Scottsdale, Arizona collaborative divorce and estate planning firm. He assisted clients in drafting a wide range of estate planning documents, including wills, revocable living trusts, and powers of attorney. He also assisted clients throughout their collaborative divorce or separation, with issues such as child custody, child and spousal support, and property settlement.
While completing law school, Zach took the February 2020 Arizona bar exam, scoring in the 90th percentile. During his time at ASU LAW, he received a CALI award in Writing for Law Practice, the High Pro Bono Distinction award, and he was a recipient of the Willard H. Pedrick Scholar award. Prior to attending law school, Zach graduated magna cum laude from Central Washington University with a B.A. in Law and Justice. Zach joined AWD LAW at the beginning of August 2020.
Education
Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Phoenix, Arizona
- J.D., 2020
- CALI Award recipient
- Pedrick Scholar
Central Washington University
- B.A. in Law and Justice, magna cum laude, 2016
- Dean’s Scholar
Admissions
- Supreme Court of Arizona, 2020
- U.S. District Court – District of Arizona, 2020
Professional Memberships & Activities
- Coconino County Bar Association, Secretary and Member